What to Expect with Chiropractic Care

Café of Live Marin offers quick, effective chiropractic care using state-of-the-art techniques. Here is what you can expect when using our services.

Laying the foundation for total health

In some ways, one could say that chiropractic care is a bit like building a house - certain things have to happen in a particular order in order for everything to stand strong and work together correctly. When building a house, if you tried to build your walls before you had a solid foundation, your walls would be weak and eventually may even collapse. If you tried to build your roof before the walls were ready, you would run into the same problem. These concepts apply to your body as well, and chiropractic care addresses many common reasons why people experience pain and other health issues. If something is not right with your body's foundation, than that needs to be addressed before true health can be achieved. With chiropractic care, your body has to go through a particular plan of care in order to repair itself correctly and fully. There are three general phases of chiropractic care:

Phase 1: Relief Care

If you are in pain when you come to see our Marin Chiropractor in Mill Valley, our first objective is to help you reduce pain and start feeling better as soon as possible. Depending on the severity of the underlying condition causing your pain, it is typical for a patient to need chiropractic care or adjustments 2-3 times per week for 4-12 weeks.

Phase 2: Corrective/Restorative Care

During the corrective phase of chiropractic care, muscles and other tissues are allowed to heal more completely, which helps prevent further injury or pain. The goal of corrective or restorative chiropractic care is to help bring your body back to 100% functioning. It is typical to need chiropractic care or adjustments about 4-8 times per month for 6-24 months, depending on your overall health and the severity of your problem.

Phase 3: Wellness Care

Once your body has fully healed and you are no longer experiencing back pain or other pain symptoms, it is important to come in for periodic chiropractic adjustments to avoid further problems in the future. Usually, this phase of chiropractic care only requires a quick visit to the chiropractor 1-4 times per month, based on your lifestyle and goals.

Marin Chiropractor Café of Life Marin provides patients with state-of-the-art chiropractic care throughout Marin County, Sonoma County and Northern San Francisco, including: Mill Valley, Corte Madera, Larkspur, Sausalito, Tiburon, Belvedere, Kentfield, Ross, San Rafael, The Presidio and The Marina.

Our patient forms are available online so they can be completed in the convenience of your own home or office.

Office Hours

Day

Morning

Afternoon

Monday

8:30 - 12:30

2:30-6:00

Tuesday

Closed

2:30-6:00

Wednesday

8:30 - 12:30

2:30-6:00

Thursday

Closed

Closed

Friday

8:30 - 12:30

2:30-6:00

Saturday

Closed

Closed

Sunday

Closed

Closed

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Morning

Afternoon

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

8:30 - 12:30

Closed

8:30 - 12:30

Closed

8:30 - 12:30

Closed

Closed

2:30-6:00

2:30-6:00

2:30-6:00

Closed

2:30-6:00

Closed

Closed

Testimonials

Cafe of Life Chiropractic Center were highly recommended to me by a few of my neighbors. I had some long time lower back and neck issues that were bothering me -- and it was just time to fix the problem. I signed up for a 2 month program -- and wow, the results are amazing. My neck is moving again, my lower back feels great, and other parts are that I didn’t know were stuck are moving again too! Cafe of Life is technology forward -- I love the scans of my back so that I can see the progress. They also have complimentary services like massage too. The team over at Cafe of Life is professional, fun and on top of their game. Scheduling is easy -- little to no waiting when I arrive for my adjustment. Love these guys!